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very orange.
talking the talk but not deliverying
on closer inspection, there are no special offers. in fact this was outside a shop which was selling special offer signs (at full price)
no hats no boots no job
this would make a good begging sign. worth remembering for the future perhaps.
exclusive ladies
reminds me of that classic lyric "you're so exclusive you don't exist". the next line is good too.
wall-e rubbish
i was quite pleased with this photo opportunity as it shows i'm vaguely in touch with the modern world.
there's a film in the flicks at the moment called wall-e which is about some robot that cleans up all the rubbish left behind on planet earth.
it's such a mess that everyone has left to go an live somewhere else.
so i was delighted to see this giant pile of genuine oxford street rubbish outside the flagship disney store on oxford street.
so there you go. finally something culturally relevant. i thank you.
where the diversion ends
do you ever wonder where diversions end ?
the lucky dip cigarette game
simply grab a butt-end and see if it's a full cigarette or just the butt.
it's the ideal game for school fetes and church garden parties !
photographer with label
photographers often get mislaid, so it's best to label them. clipping a label to their ear seems to work best
further reductions due to public demand
further reductions due to public demand. blummin public. always wanting stuff cheaper. perhaps it's no surprise this shop eventually shut down if it was just listening to its customers asking for stuff more cheaper without any regard for its own costs.
hassock of the week
it's a bishop's bonnet !
where bolly
there's a bollard hidden in the picture above. can you see it ?
here's a shot from a slightly different angle (with me in it). can you see it yet ?
(warning - spoiler)
paintin unit
right next to the decoratin unit.
action intercepted
this was a parked car with a bit of a noddy photoshop working for interest. not sure if it entirely works. i probably won't try and recreate an actual version of it whizzing along the street. unless i'm down a manhole
overdue
i took this photo at the end of the June but only just spotted it in the pending pile. even so, if you've got a sign up at the end of june saying you hope the work would have finished 3 months ago then people aren't going to be too impressed.
flattened by praise!
sometimes even the best things in life can get on top of you.
that morning
i walked past this yesterday morning and saw it on the telly when i got to my destination. toyah was wandering about chatting to the cooks with the other main presenters. probably not worth missing my meeting for, but vaguely interesting neverthelessormore
a very fancy tv aerial
or is she a dodgem ?
two way
two way. with arrows. just in case you didn't get it.
chaos in a shop window
what is going on here ?
the bollard hotel
there's some great writing on this bollard
please always keep clear here
the answer to your question is below the bottom red line
urban camouflage
if you're lost, just try and blend in. find a wall the same colour as your jumper and you're sorted.
musicians
musicians with round instruments
oxford street temporary signage
amongst all these roving signs on sticks (whose days are numbered i think) is a men at work sign. which is very apt
elton's olympic message
my good friend elton sent me a link to a video he's posted on youtube.
i thought i'd share it with you as even if you're not an athelete you can make the sign whilst sitting and watching it on the telly box.
i thought i'd share it with you as even if you're not an athelete you can make the sign whilst sitting and watching it on the telly box.
church reformed. cancelled
i could make some comment on the current debate within the anglican communion right now. but i won't.
buildings that look like they should be from the future
this is a building by my office. it looks like what you'd hope buildings would look like now in the future when we were back in the past.
the tragic story of the teeny weeny baby hedgehog
this looked like a heartening scene. the teeny weeny baby hedgehog had found its mum.
but sadly it wasn't. click on the title above to see the full, sad, story.
but sadly it wasn't. click on the title above to see the full, sad, story.
Continue reading "the tragic story of the teeny weeny baby hedgehog" »
strickly no bills
good use of selective underlining and a classic _______ ! ______
the answer to life, the universe and bollards
yves sent me this intriguing picture of two belgian bollards. he writes "I spotted a contraption involving bollards and a hand-drying paper box, painted with a number."
very mysterious. perhaps it's a bollard weighing station ? or are they worshipping on a numerical altar ?
thanks for your quandary yves !
hassock of the week
aircon hassock
a teeny baby hedgehog
after the sparrow hawk visit of last weekend, we've now got a teeny baby hedgehog whizzing aimlessly around our garden eating the lawn
he's only about the size of a hamster. and seems to have his eyes closed.
he's very quick, but spent a lot of time going round in circles so i carefully moved him to a safer place in the undergrowth.
but an hour or so later he was back near where we started. and a cat was sniffing round the place. so hopefully he'll make it !
funkyphoto - big ben bonanza
my first geocache will say something like this:
It's fairly easy to come to london and take the standard tourist photo of london landmarks like the one above of Big Ben. This cache is to help you get a slightly more unusual picture you can be really proud of.
The coordinates are for The Clock Tower itself (Big Ben is the bell inside the tower). You won't need to go anywhere you shouldn't and you probably won't need your satnav ! Nearest tube station is Westminster (which itself is a fantastic site if you arrive by the Jubilee Line).
You need to work out where to stand to get the photo shown below. To claim the cache you need to take and upload a photo to prove you found the right spot.
You'll get the best results if you take your photo in the afternoon as the sun moves round to illuminate the tower from the right direction. And if you're lucky enough to have a really nice day, get there just before sunset to watch the houses of parliament glow a glorious yellow !
Photoing tips - always take a few shots so you can chose the best one, why not include some people in the foreground to give it some scale ? if you've got an SLR camera, use a small aperture to get Big Ben and the foreground nice and sharp. Landscape mode will probably do the same on a compact camera.
Most of all, enjoy taking photos, and always look for something a little different !
spoiler:
looking the wrong way !
update: but it appears the rules of geocaching might not actually allow this type of geocache, so never mind. still, you might find it useful. or something
It's fairly easy to come to london and take the standard tourist photo of london landmarks like the one above of Big Ben. This cache is to help you get a slightly more unusual picture you can be really proud of.
The coordinates are for The Clock Tower itself (Big Ben is the bell inside the tower). You won't need to go anywhere you shouldn't and you probably won't need your satnav ! Nearest tube station is Westminster (which itself is a fantastic site if you arrive by the Jubilee Line).
You need to work out where to stand to get the photo shown below. To claim the cache you need to take and upload a photo to prove you found the right spot.
You'll get the best results if you take your photo in the afternoon as the sun moves round to illuminate the tower from the right direction. And if you're lucky enough to have a really nice day, get there just before sunset to watch the houses of parliament glow a glorious yellow !
Photoing tips - always take a few shots so you can chose the best one, why not include some people in the foreground to give it some scale ? if you've got an SLR camera, use a small aperture to get Big Ben and the foreground nice and sharp. Landscape mode will probably do the same on a compact camera.
Most of all, enjoy taking photos, and always look for something a little different !
spoiler:
looking the wrong way !
update: but it appears the rules of geocaching might not actually allow this type of geocache, so never mind. still, you might find it useful. or something
big ben
big ben contained within
various vegetables
"various vegetables". blast from the past, sent me googling for obscure uni bands from my sheffield days.
classic british picnic
picnicking in a carpark
you must be afraid
my advice is never to take advice from the door of a street cabinet.
